The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-03-19
Sales Advertised ip "Tbe Upioq."


"Wednesday. March 23d, by John W. Cole, valua-
BILE farm on the Hag fd bT Mrs Elizabeth A.
Pearce, near Cynmalara Churcn, ana m an
from Phoenix, valuable personal property, con-
sisting of horses, cattle, farming UTENSILS pour
wednesday, March 23d. by John F. Gore, at his
farm near Asbury camp-ground, and near hels-
terstown, fine horses, COWS. hel1ers, farming
Thursday, March OATH by John Crowther Jr., on
his farm near Cockeysville, fine dairy stock ana
Thursday, March oath, by William seemuller
Co. auctioneers, 40 head of horses and mares,
belonging to the Union Passenger Ha atorn UU
named in mortgage, valuable farm IN tne 4'h
district &c.. .h;,
farm on Little Gunpowder, Jersey cows, bulls,
hogs, dairy fixtures and farming implements.
Wednesday, April 9Th, by Levi Justus, near
Jockeys tavern Falls road horSeS' ca''ie wa
Wednesday April 18TH by John r. B t e. psf
terson in the % district.
Mr.. John Grason has been appointed coun-
sci to Sheriff Silas V. Miller.
Mrs. William S. Keech. of Towsontovn, is
visiting friends at Morristown, N. j.
The name of the postoffice at Lavender
Hill. on the Hartford road, has been changed to
Parkville.
-Muth's brewery, ON the Belair road, has
been sold to Mr.. John B. Manning, of Buffalo, N.
Y, for $23, $50.
The Missionary offering at Trinity P. E.
Church, Towsontown, on Sunday morning last,
amounted to upwards of $780,
Capt. ]. c. Hunt, who was for many years
a conductor on the Northern Central and Hanover
Branch Railroad, has resigned.
DR.. R. G. Rankin, well known physician
of Waverly, Baltimore county, is confined to the
house with infammatory rheumatism.
NJ n 0f district.
son of the late Judge Payne, of Towsontown, was
critically ill last week, but is now better.
Mr.. Jacob Shertzer, of the 4th district, has
rented the Belview dairy farm, near Arlington,
and will take charge of it about April LIST.
Miss Addie Moores. of Finksburg, Carroll
county, daughter of DR.. Samuel Moores, is visit
ing friends at Sweet Air, Baltimore county.
Mr. Lemuel D. Offutt, of the Sd district OF
this county, has been appointed to $500 clerk
ship in the city division of the Baltimore post
a.-Tbursday last, 18th instant, was St. PatrIcks
Dav and IL is generally believed that we need
never look for settled weather until after that
period.
Mr.. J. Maurice Watkins, assessor for the
9th district, returned new assessments to the
County Commissioners on Wednesday, amount
ing to $27,27O. ,..,,
On Sunday last county officer Fitzgerald
found on the Falls road pocket-book containing
Sill. Inc owner WIS diteI"aius uis0o'SASN $3.50
the property was returned.
Mr.. William Snowden, of Prince Georges
county, lately appointed an Internal Revenue
storekeeper, has been assigned to the Sherwood
Distillery, at Cockeysville.
The sun crosses the equinoctial line on Mon
day next, 2lst inst, when the days and nights
will be of equal length. We generally have some
weather about that time, too.
On Saturday afternoon sneak thief en-
tered the residence of Mr.. ]. F. Lebron, on Fifth
street. in the Belt and carried off a lot of silver
spoons and other small articles.
-Application has been filed at the Postofiice
Department for the establishment of a postoffice
in baltimore county to be called "Walters," with
Mr.. W. II. Walters as postmaster
Mr. Lewis Fl. Urban broke ground on Tues
day for the handsome cottage he intends to erect
on the south side of his lot. Mr.. Geo. Horne has
the contract for the carpenters work.
Mr.. ]. Wesley Lee, of Towsontown, who is
something of trout fisherman in connection with
his other aooonapIshn.ents, has far this season
caught over one hundred brook trout
Frederick W. Bruno, Esq, son-in-law Of
the late Samuel M. Shoemaker, is building hand
some country residence on portion Of the Shoe
maker estate, in Green Spring Valley.
Within the past two months the job de-
partment of The UNION Office has turned out a
great number of posters for the different public
sales that have been held in the county.
b
Ridge M. P. Church, on Monday, 21st inst, at II
O'Clock D. m. Subject, "Fun, Fashion and Folly. -
Admission-adults, Is cts; children, Ii cts.
Mr. Oliver F. Smith, who for several years
has rented the Hizer farm, near Lake Roland, has
moved to the Windsor farm in Dulany's Valley,
belonging to his brother, Mr.. George A. Smith.
BY the quarterly distribution of the State
public school fund, made by the Comptroller on
the 18th inst, Baltimore county white schools
will receive So 96295, and coored schools 81, l28,
IA.
On Saturday last Eli T. Bull, employed by
the Northern Central r. r. Company, while en-
gagged in unloading bridge timbers at Parkton,
had his left leg badly crushed between the knee
and ankle.
1t is said the Northern Central R. R. Com
pany has purchased Sollers's Point, in the
18th district, with other adjoining property, en-
bracng in all upwards of 1000 acres for something
like $780, 900.
Two more of the passenger conductors on
II aatzsl 4ilsaaa this week
Some Misunderstanding with the company is said
to be the cause.
"A band of street musicians made their ap-
pearance in Towsontown on Thursday and blew
harder than the wind did on that day. It didn't
take dray to haul back to the city the money
they gathered up.
Rev. J. A. Bokel, of Wisconsin, will cele-
brate mass at st. Cyprian's Catholic Church, Tow
sontown, at 10 O'Clock Sunday morning next. He
is brother of Mr. T. A. Bokel, e well known bust
ness man of this county.
Mr.. VIM. Ensor, of the 9TH district, recently
purchased at publiosale, the residence of Mr.. S.
D. Ehrhart, of Shrewsbury, York county, for 81 >
440. The building has recently been nicely fitted
up and is considered cheap.
MIR. Peter Fowble, now in his 91st year, a
resident of the 9Th district of Baltimore county,
and well known to nearly oil of our older citizens,
is now lying seriously i'll at his home, with but
slight hopes for his recovery.
Col John K. Metzger, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
of the enrolling clerks of the House OF Repre-
sentatives and brother-in-law of Congressman
Ermentrout, of Pennsylvania, spent Sunday last
with relatives in Towsontown.
DIR. J. H. Preston, of Shane, 18th district,
who sold all his personal effects on LIST instant,
will shortly remove to Manchester, Carroll coun-
ty, where he has purchased the residence and Of
foe of the late DR.. Shower, for $4,000.
The perpetual lime kiln now being erected
at Texas by the Messrs. Galloway, will be much
larger than the ordinary kilns Of the kind and is
being built upon an entirely different plan, moth
ing like it having been seen there before.
The contract for building the new Bethel
Presbyterian Church, near Jarrettsville. has been
awarded to Mr.. Oliver Purkey, of Parkton, at
$3.50. Messrs. s. P. Demuth Son, we'll. known
builders of Dulany's Valley, bid $6.717.
DIR. A. w. Dodge, a prominent Baltimore
physician who died about two weeks ago, was
member of Bethel Lodge, Ancient Order of United
Workmen, of Towsontown, and his family will re-
oeive $4,000 from the beneficiary fund of the order
Additional seats have been placed in the
new station of the Maryland Central road at
Boundary avenue, as suggested in these columns
two weeks ago, and other Improvements have been
made for the convenience and comfort of passen-